I had trouble getting the crispiness. Then, brushed the sauce on. Do you think it would work with zucchini or is the water content of that too high? More flavor, less liquid I am an absolute MESS in the kitchen and pretty much butcher everything I try to cook :) Unfortunately they came out soggy and floppy – lunch meat consistency. I just made a batch and it was pretty crispy and tasty! I was trying to think of a way to flavor my Colcannon for St Patrick’s day. I’ve also heard that cooking them on a wire rack allows the moisture evaporate all around. You’ll regret not making more! At all? Then I turned the oven off and just let them “cool” in there. I hate eggplant in general but this made it tasty and fun and countered the general sogginess of baked eggplant. I babysat them during the last 10 minutes to make sure no burning occurred. I left out the liquid smoke and just upped the amount of smoked paprika. Thanks so much for sharing! Drain and crumble it. Otherwise, try starting at 250 F and slightly increase at the end for crispiness. What is liquid smoke? Best way to use is im a subway sandwich with spinach tomatos cucumber fresh cilantro sliced onions sliced jalapeños and lime juice salt and pepper . To reheat, heat a skillet over medium heat, add a little oil of choice, then heat bacon on both sides until warmed (be careful not to burn). They were not the size of thick cut bacon… thinner than that. Thanks. Thanks for trying the recipe before posting. I usually have to put the broiler setting on my oven for a few minutes due to high altitude as well. Going to retry with the oven temp recommendation. Place bacon-wrapped avocados on the prepared baking sheet and broil until the bacon is crispy on top, about 5 minutes. Took them out after another 30 mins and they are still slightly limp but now curled up on some edges and floppy. For those of you that have a hard time getting your bacon crispy, try drawing out the water from the eggplant. This goes on my short list of awesome vegan tricks. I will definitely make this again, and possibly with a tiny bit less liquid smoke next time. I couldn’t see how they would crisp on parchment paper, but let them cook on 225, then 250 for a full 50 minutes. I made this along with the aquafaba mayo and had a BLT. The sauce might be good as a marinade for tofu in the future, but this eggplant recipe was not good at all. Wrap each “bomb” with 3 slices bacon and secure with toothpicks. I make “BLT’s— delish! Do you think liquid aminos would work OK in place of the vegan Worcestershire? It’s all I have in my fridge right now! I don’t know. I would recommend convection only. Hello. The vegan worcestershire sauce that you mention is not GF. Bake for 25-30 minutes, then flip eggplant slices over, and bake for an additional 5-15 minutes (or longer if slices are thicker) or until the eggplant is deep red in color, appears dry, and is slightly crispy. I made this this morning – am still working on it, in fact. At 40 minutes, the oven with one tray was perfectly crisped, and the top tray in my oven with two racks was also perfectly crisped. So I shifted strategies with my next batch (made 3 back to back). first time i burned it… second batch was made this morning at 250 degree oven for 1 hour, i think i put too much soy sauce in my sauce mix.. it comes out still almost goo-ey, but crispy on the outside.. i will be trying your recipe on the last of my eggplant. Thank you! Slow and low is the way to go here. I love this, but if you love your bacon crispy through and through, then you should try baking it on top of a … Now that you’re pork is well seasoned, it’s time to add more pork. Love your recipes! I only did half if the eggplant “just in case”. Just pour some salt over the cut parts of the eggplant, and let it sit for at least 45 minutes, and up to 2 hours, then rinse it off with some water, pat it dry with some lint-free kitchen towels, and proceed with the recipe! But there wasn’t quite enough bacon flavor for a BLT, which is what my ultimate goal is. The taste is great, but the texture…not so much. I tried pan frying and it also didn’t work in the crisp department but the flavor was a lot better pan fried than baked. It is my new addiction. Anyway, I liked the taste but couldn’t get it to crisp! Zucchini make nice crisps eggplants do as well but they also go chewy like bacon. You don’t need one. I wasn’t using it today just prepping ahead so I am going to pop it in a frying pan when we use it with our BLT tomorrow. Overall though, much better. Broil for 5 Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery; season with salt and Cajun seasoning. Tried this recipe and it worked really well! I eventually increased the temperature to 300°C. (I’m trying my hardest to have some left to share.) of the bacon grease and discard the rest. Slice an eggplant in half lengthwise and set one half aside for other uses (such as. What’s in it? I was skeptical because MB is a straight A recipe blog for me, and they almost never has mixed reviews, but I made sure to use whatever information I knew about baking veggies so I would end up with crispy eggplant bacon. I first tried Bacon Burnt Ends at Heim Bbq in Fort Worth Texas. I have always made a mixed mash of potato, rutabaga and bacon. Start by cooking the bacon in a medium saucepan until it is crispy. Hope that helps! Set the bacon on a paper towel to cool, leaving about 4 tablespoons of fat in the pan. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. I will definately do this again…maybe in my air fryer or convection oven. Baste a couple times with the barbecue sauce and finish under the broiler to set the BBQ sauce. Making this as I write this to you. The second time, I had more pieces, so I used a second baking sheet. My oven is accurate temperature, I test it, but maybe because it is just a regular oven and not convection… please help. It’s my go-to, and I make it in large batches (at least 2 full eggplants) because it gets gobbled up so quickly! It didn’t work. Preheat oven to 375 and grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper. I think this helped with getting it to crisp up later. Slightly crispy/chewy. I think the only improvement I would recommend just a technique for using a regular non convection oven. MMMMM. It was too sweet for me, and it seemed to be missing something essential I can’t pinpoint right now… Also, the slicing and such was just so tedious… I get that the point is to make it look like bacon, but next time I’ll just slice thin rounds. I would say that prep and cooking times are dramatically longer than on the recipe. I mixed up your eggplant bacon marinade in a large pan, added 1/2 a large head of cabbage chopped and sauteed until tender. It’s the perfect amount if you are only going to have 2 pieces or so, but if you plan to eat more then it might be a bit heavy on the smoke. Shucks! I let cool, then put the marinade on, and back in the oven. you wrap each bomb with 2-3 slices, that means you can only get 6-8 bombs at the most, and each of the bombs will have 1/4 to 1/3 lb. Brown the bacon bits for a few minutes over medium heat, until crispy. This was so good. I don’t find the eggplant flavor to be prominent, but I suppose that’s personal taste. sandwich today for lunch. Thanks for doing what you do! Destiny collides with my package of thinly sliced eggplant, waiting for a reason for being. It dried the eggplant out nicely (like the texture of dried apples) but was definitely not crispy at all. Thanks for this recipe, it’s going to perk up my sandwiches & meals for sure!! I omitted liquid smoke and swapped honey for maple syrup bc that’s what I had on hand. My question is how close dose it taste like bacon? Hope that helps! Eating a BLT right now as a matter of fact :-) And both my kids, ages 7 and 9, loved this. Agreed! I don’t know, maybe this is just not a recipe for me. We wonder if maybe your slices were thicker and that contributed to longer cook time? Sorry picture doesn’t show. What a complete flop. But absolutely loved this recipe. I tried the rack and also flipped them over half way through. Hey there, You can keep any extra in the refrigerator for several days in an airtight container. You can see the cheese, bacon, then meat then bacon! I put them back in for another 10 min and then again (per another review) on to a cooling rack in the oven for 5 more mins. And yeah, we’d say try slicing more thinly next time and that should help it cook faster. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Sorry but I am very disappointed. I’ll be making an eggplant bacon, lettuce, tomato, and avocado sandwich later. Even better, they only contain zero carbs, which is just incredible for keto! Made this today – I used the 1/8 inch setting on my mandoline and a two convection ovens since I didn’t want half an eggplant leftover. All roasted in one pan, this sheet pan roasted brussels sprouts is super delicious and the bomb! I don’t know for how long because I basically stayed there looking at it, stopping it, testing it, starting it again, etc. After trying my hand at coconut bacon and loving the flavor, I was left hoping for a texture that was closer to the real thing.. The recipe is great! :/ I followed the instructions/ingredients to a T. After 30 mins I noticed they were quite floppy still. I made this and the eggplant is not crispy at all. I enjoyed mine directly from the pan (true story), but it would also be delicious mixed into (or served alongside) a tofu scramble, layered on a sandwich (more to come soon! My family is loving all these recipes. Not sure if this was asked yet, but what kind of liquid smoke? Thank you for the recipe! I think its similar to shiitake bacon! Thanks for sharing, Gina! One of my big pet peeves is people saying “how good this looks” in their post and not ever tasting it. I do find I have to leave it in the oven for a lot longer to get it crispy (maybe about an hour) but it’s worth it in the end. It eventually got crispy and I was I heaven! I didn’t have Worcestershire or maple syrup… so I subbed 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar snd 1 tbsp soy sauce. I thought about frying it after baking it. I love-love-love this recipe! I could eat the whole eggplant fixed this way.? How To Make Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole. Place bacon-wrapped avocados on the prepared baking sheet and broil until the bacon is crispy on top, about 5 minutes. You’ll have extra marinade — don’t be a fool and throw it out, save it for when you run out and have that other half an eggplant staring at you. My oven barely goes as low as 225°F, and oven temperatures are notoriously unreliable below 300°F in general—Additionally, most people don’t have access to a Mandolin, and while I can reliably say I got my slices to about 1/8 an inch in thickness, I’m guessing a Mandolin gets them a lot thinner than that, because I really don’t see how you could get them crispy at the temperature recommended. When I cook greens or beans, “bacon” is my “meat”. (Also, I am able to use 2 eggplants with my dehydrator, and I just have an average size one.). Love this recipe and LOVE this blog! It’s been at 225 degrees for 20 minutes and far from crispy so I bumped it to 250 degrees for 10 minutes and basically no change. Oh my gosh, this eggplant bacon is AMAZING! My slicing skills leave something to be desired so I had various thicknesses of pieces therefore not all crisped up. Great for snacking too. The whole fam approved! Flavor is great. I think this sauce it the best for a lot of things!! Finally pulled them out, still pretty limp, and fried them in olive oil in my cast-iron skillet. After nearly 10 minutes like that I had some burnt edges and the rest was still a soggy piece of vegetable. Taste was great though, and amazing on my faux BLT! Liquid smoke is simply distilled from smoking wood. I will be using liquid aminos to make this recipe tomorrow to go along with my vegan quiche! We are making them again today to have a variation on BLTs. Delicious. By pouring off the excess fat, and there’s plenty, the bacon and onion actually sauté nicely…otherwise they seem to boil in the fat, taking forever to brown. The cooking temperature may need to be altered to compare with standard ovens and their cooking temps? You can also, Cheesy Broccoli Hashbrown Bake (Oil-Free), Orange Cranberry Crisp (Gluten-Free & Easy! We subbed aminos for tamari, agave (just 1 tsp) for maple syrup, and eliminated Worcestershire and liquid smoke. It crisped up nicely. Slow and low is the way to go here. Thanks! Bake for 15-25 minutes in the top third of the oven, or until darker golden brown in color and fragrant. Oh my god! I made this recipe to go along with a vegan BLT sandwich. The bacon fat can be used right away to fry your eggs/mushrooms etc, or you can cover and refrigerate it and use it later during the week. My local cruelty free store stocks liquid smoke, but there are two kinds (Hickory and Mesquite). These are full of bacon, cream cheese, cheddar, and jalapeno for a nice little kick. Sweet and Savory Cheesy Bacon Wrapped Puff Pastry Twists…the holiday appetizer that everyone asks for…year after year. Hmm, so if you have convection 225 F should be perfect, with a slight increase at the end. Cut bacon strips into 4 pieces each. Great idea, Diane! Do you mean that you can freeze it for 5 months? Love you guys eternally, and you are my inspiration as I start my own food blog! Holy smokey maple, Batman, this is a good one! Brush liberally with BBQ sauce and bake another 5-10 min. The flavor of this was nice, but the eggplant didn’t get crispy, even after increasing the cooking time 3x. For this reason we have it on our retest list and will add some improvements ASAP! Bummer! So 2???? Run the food processor until the mixture is smooth. Very soggy. Had ‘bacon’, lettuce, tomato and vegan cheese sandwiches on homemade wholewheat bread. Has anyone but me had a problem with it NOT crisping up? Wouldn’t crisp up. Fruit blended comes to mind ? Perfect flavor, perfect texture — stiff and crispy, yet with just a little give. I’m also a liquid smoke fan but I’m going to try just half a teaspoon next time. Spoon mixture into a 1-quart baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and hot. Cut the onion in half and now peel back the layers. Omg DO NOT omit the oil lol! It’s also much faster to just dip each piece or even toss it all in the marinade rather than spooning or brushing. I think that needs to be more clear. Place bacon onto a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. Worked like a charm! Bacon Burnt Ends Recipe Bacon Burnt Ends just sounds delicious - and I promise you, they are. They make terrific snacks too, just like crab & cheese filled crescent rolls!. The sauce was incredibly tasty but I could not get the texture right. Pasta: Elbows, rigatoni, shells, bow tie, … Hi Dana! Finally figured out how to get it to work out for me – 375 for like an hour-and-a-half. I can’t eat maple anything. I reduced soy sauce to 1 TBS and omit the salt. as others have stated the cooking time in the recipe is off. Remove from the oven and allow the pan to come to room temperature or warm to the touch before cutting or breaking into pieces. I nearly pulled the rolls from the oven at about 19 minutes since they were a deep golden brown. I made this, in fact, it’s been several times now but I have to admit that I did have a problem with the eggplant crisping up— in the oven. Even gobbled up by my carnivorous boyfriend! Yes I just had the same experience. Even 30 minutes cooking time at 250… not even close. It’s hard to find and expensive. Get our copy of FAN FAVORITES featuring 20 of our most loved, highly-rated recipes! And if you’re trying to cook more than 1 batch at a time, that can also create too much moisture in the oven (bake one sheet at a time). Take two pounds of Italian sausage and layer it directly on top of your bacon weave. Mix the the meatball ingredients together, omitting the cheese, in a large bowl with your hands until well combined. Hi Dana! Then I would dab the water away with a towel and wipe away the salt. Just depends on your tastes though. Stir in the butter, seafood seasoning, mustard, chili powder, pepper, hot sauce, basil, oregano and thyme. Slice the top and bottom off of an onion and peel off the skin. Skip ahead a few years and several pork bellies later; I had the pleasure of running into the owners, Travis … Turn the oven heat up to 425 degrees, and line the baking sheet with fresh aluminum foil. It makes wonderful vegan BLTs. With this new way of cooking and eating he lost 10 pounds and loves all this food. Thanks for the recipe, Dana, you nailed it again! Extraordinary. Then proceed with the recipe. It contains wheat! I have an eggplant in the fridge…I know what I am making for supper. half was burnt half was limp. 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